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Mohinder Amarnath
Mohinder Amarnath Bhardwaj
Born: 24 September 1950, Patiala, Punjab
Major Teams: Punjab, Delhi, Baroda, Durham, Wiltshire, India.
Known As: Mohinder Amarnath
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: India v Australia at Madras, 5th Test, 1969/70
Latest Test: India v West Indies at Madras, 4th Test, 1987/88
ODI Debut: India v England at Lord's, World Cup, 1975
Latest ODI: India v West Indies at Bombay, Nehru Cup, 1989/90
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1984
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 11/01/1988)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 69 113 10 4378 138 42.50 11 24 47 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 3676 101 1782 32 55.68 4-63 0 0 114.8 2.90
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 30/10/1989)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 85 75 12 1924 102* 30.53 57.70 2 13 23 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 2730 17 1971 46 42.84 3-12 0 0 59.3 4.33
FIRST-CLASS
(1966/67 - 1988/89)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 248 379 61 13747 207 43.22 30 67 153 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 21056 9107 277 32.87 7-27 8 1 76.0 2.59
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1975 - 1989/90)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 109 99 17 2701 102* 32.93 2 18 26 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 3703 2611 61 42.80 3-12 0 0 60.7 4.23
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
The comeback man of Indian cricket, Mohinder Amarnath scored
centuries on a recall to the Indian side on no less than 3
occasions. Playing his first Test as a genuine allrounder in
1969-70, he resurfaced as a batsman who bowled a bit, in the West
Indies in 1975-76. He capped a good series with a heroic 60 at
Kingston, in an innings in which 5 Indians were unable to bat.
Inconsistent Test performances and occasional trouble with the
hook led to him being in and out of the team over the next few
years. A string of big scores in domestic cricket (which led
Delhi and North Zone to various titles in the late '70s and early
'80s) led to his recall against Pakistan in 1982-83.
An amazing 12 months followed. In Pakistan, he proved to be the
only Indian batsman other than Gavaskar who could hold his end
up, while Imran Khan clinically demolished the Indian line-up. A
new, square-on stance, though somewhat inelegant, gave him
greater assurance against fast bowlers, and he headed the Indian
averages in that series. In the West Indies a few months later,
he played their feared pace attack as well as anyone else had in
the '80s. Innings of 91 and 80 at Barbados, where he repeatedly
hooked the pacers despite taking a few blows on his body,
confirmed both his determination and his skill. In the midst of
the Indian World Cup win in 1983, he won the man-of-the-match
award in both the semi-finals and the finals. Then, the West
Indies came to India in 1983-84, and the wheels fell apart. A
solitary run in 6 Test innings nearly erased memories of his
magical year.
He answered with a century on his recall to the Indian side
against Pakistan in 1984-85. Thereafter, he was a mainstay of the
Indian batting, proving to be arguably India's best batsman of
the '80s. He had a sound technique, despite his somewhat
unorthodox square-on stance. His batting was characterized by
complete fearlessness and fierce determination. He is perhaps
best remembered for his hooks, which, in the '80s, he played more
often and better than any other Indian batsman. Though he
continued to bowl a few overs here and there, his bowling was
essentially a prelude to the spinners. His gentle medium pacers
proved useful sometimes, as in the World Cup in England in 1983
(Uday Rajan, 1998).
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